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The citizens in my community
have elected me to represent them. As a member of my local board
of education, I will strive to improve public education for all children,
and to that end, I will:
- Attend all scheduled board meetings
insofar as possible;
- Avoid speaking on behalf of the board
except at those times when the board, by official action authorizes
me to do so; and respect the confidentiality of information that is
privileged under applicable law;
- Recognize that I have no legal authority
outside the board meetings, and that all decisions of the board will
be made at a public meeting where a quorum of the board is present and
only after a thorough review of all the available information;
- Upgrade my performance as a board
member by informing myself about current educational issues by individual
study and through participation in programs provided by the local school
district and by the state and national school boards associations;
- Work in harmony with the rest of
the board members to always promote and preserve the integrity
of the board;
- Support the employment of
those persons best qualified to serve as school staff and make every
effort to ascertain that all employees are properly remunerated for
services, and that they are dealt with fairly in the performance of
their duties;
- Avoid being placed in a position
of conflict of interest and refrain from using my board position for
personal or partisan gain;
- Accept that my primary function is
to establish policy by which schools are administered; and that the
actual administration of the education program is delegated to the superintendent
and his staff;
- Welcome and encourage active participation
by citizens for better understanding of their needs and improvement
of relations with the public that I serve;
- Strive to promote and perpetuate
our democratic way of life;
- Remember that my first and greatest
concern must be the fair and equal educational opportunities for all
students attending public school.
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